| | I love food. I love to cook, I love to prepare and take food to different levels. And because food is something big to me, the impact that it brings is special. I always take opportunities to glamorize simple food into gourmet dishes, like something you would serve in a 3 star restaurant.
I am however humbled greatly by food, by the simple cooking of a little kitchen. I developed what I call 'love food'. Simply meaning, simple food made out of love. This love is something you would give to your child, your grandmother, your love ones. I have pride in the sense of knowing greatly about what are the things I am good at, and as obvious to the situation, only pride is stemmed out of the things I know and do. But the humbling effect of love food drives me down to nothing.
4 years ago, I met a group of friends that I now consider to be one of my bests. We live life together, serving God with all we have. I remembered that every Sunday morning, some of the guys would gather to load up the church van with musical instruments and equipments for church later in the afternoon. I would go early after waking up late and just wait for the time when the guys would start loading the van. I would not even had anything to eat then because I would not usually eat breakfast in the morning. One of the guys would usually ask me if I had anything to eat yet and I said no. He would then cook macaroni and cheese with sausage for branch. Nothing fancy but a simple meal. The moment I sat in the room and savor the food, I felt my heart melt. I could have been the memories that it has brought to me, it could be something else.
Simple as it seems, with the little simple ingredients, the food became exceptional, and full of emotions. For the first time, I tasted food with identifying the heart of the person who prepared it. Felt like home, felt like my very own mother made it. I could sense that the food was cooked carefully, made with care and love. My friend who cooked it may not come to any realization whatsoever but it did made a place in my heart to be humbled. This has taught me that through anything and everything I do, I can do it with my heart and I know that someone will be moved by my actions.
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